Earth's Measurements and Shape Quiz

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What is the approximate circumference of the Earth when measured from pole-to-pole?

24,860 miles (correct)

25,000 miles

24,901 miles

24,000 miles

What type of shape is the Earth according to the text?

Spheroid (correct)

Perfect sphere

Oblate spheroid

Ellipsoid

What are physical boundaries created by?

Political agreements

Natural geographical features (correct)

Historical events

Human-made structures

What do political boundaries delineate between?

Political entities Signup and view all the answers

What do macrogeographic regions consist of?

Five main geographical regions and approximately twenty subregions Signup and view all the answers

What do physical boundaries define?

Macrogeographic regions Signup and view all the answers

What are political boundaries sometimes coincident with?

Physical borders Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following countries is part of the Melanesia subregion in Oceania?

Fiji Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following countries is part of the Latin America subregion in the Americas?

Brazil Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a political entity in Central America?

Mexico Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following countries is part of the Northern Africa subregion?

Egypt Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following countries is part of the Southern Europe subregion?

Greece Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following countries is part of the Central Asia subregion in Asia?

Kazakhstan Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following geographic regions is found in the African Great Lakes subregion?

The African Great Lakes Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Western Asia subregion?

Deserts Signup and view all the answers

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